Movable eye for dolls



Feb. 4, 1930.

A. A. GERLING MOVABLE EYE FOR DOLLS Original Filed June 20, 1924 Patented Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED sTA TEs ARTHUR 'A. G RLnva'foF ivnw YORK, 11.x.

MOVABLE EYE FoRnoLLs Substitute for'application Serial Iva 721,204, filed J'une20,.-1924. Th'is application filed-February 1, 1929.

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The invention relates to dolls, and has as e an Object the provision of a moving eye wh1ch may simulate sleep when the doll, in the head of which the eye is mounted, is laid upon 1ts back. c

An object of the invention is to improve upon the known forms of moving eyes for dolls.

A further object of the invention isto provide an adjustment for the joint between the eye and the opening in the dolls head.

' A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the character described which shall be exceedingly cheap to produce 7 15 and still be efficient in use.

7 Further objects of the invention will appear from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawings showing an illustrative embodiment 20 of the invention, and wherein Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a dolls head showing the eye mechanism in elevation, the section being taken on line 11 of Fig. 2; t

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 22 of Fig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is a section corresponding to that of Fig. 1 showing position of the eye mechanism when the doll is laid upon its back;

Fig. 4 is a section corresponding to Fig. 1, of a modified form; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket.

As shown, the device is mounted in the head of a doll, which headis shown as provided. with openings 11 through which the eye balls 12 partially protrude and are visible from the exterior. The eye ball is shown as provided with an iris 13 painted upon its front portion, and may comprise a wooden ball 15 having a I shell 16 secured thereto, the portion except the iris and surrounding white being plain, so that when the said iris and its surrounding I portion are revolved so as to not show through the openings 11, 'the doll will appear to be asleep. r 1

To revolubly support the eye balls 12 a wire is shown doubled upon itself to provide parallel. portions 17 and having its extremities 18 turned at right angles and extending ordinary leadseal and compressing thesame'.

by means of a screw 21. passing through a ,a single piece of material by forming'par- Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

326,82 1. I inopposite directions in" substantial alignment. w

I The woo'den balls 15 are securedfupon the endsof the portions 18 by a driven or fOICGdg" fit. By this expedient it is possible to adjust the eyes, for rotation so asto beproperly cen tered when the eye is open without the use of screw threads or the like.

To cause movement of the eyes by the force; 0

' of gravitation, a weight 19 is shown mounted upon the bight of the doubled portions 17 of .themounting wire. "The weight may desirably beformed by merely slipping on an Tosupport the mounting wire with the eyes carried thereon, there is shown a bracket 20, shown in "perspective in Fig. 5, secured upon the interior of the dolls head, as

slot 22 in-the bracket. The slot 22 is shown 0 as elongated for purposes of convenient and accurate adjustment of the eyes; concentric with the-openings 11.

7 As shown, the bracket maybe formed from allel slits at one end, thereby producing the lto ngue23, which is turned downwardly and Y which acts as a stop for the portion 1710f the mounting wire. The thusformed stop may readily be bent to a position to allow the 'eyes to revolve to the exact degree required, so thatthe iris and white of the eyes may be concentric with the openings,-in the form of A' 'ournaljbearingfor' the portions 18 of the mounting wire is formed by bending the strips 24, 25, left when the slits already 'mentioned are 'formed, into the loop portions shown in Fig. 5. The portions 18 of the wire 2 may'beslipped into the loops and they may thenbe closed clown'suificiently to prevent escape of the wire. Thewire will then be found to be efficiently mounted for revolur tion. 2 i

For a ready adjustment of the mounted eyes to and from the eye openings 11 so as to control the amount of joint showing about the eye, the upper portion ofthe bracket 20 is shown as bent rearwardly at about the r the interior of the doll from this point. The adjustment referred to may suitablybe pro- Vided by means of a screw 27 passing through an opening 28 in the bracket, which screw by being turned in or out may overcome the resilience of the bracket 20 and draw the eyes nearer to the openings,'or'allow the resil iency of the bracket to withdraw the eyes from the opening.

The form of Fig. 4 .is adapted for attachment to the interior of the dolls head at a point above the eye openings and the stop 23 is bent at the desirable angle to arrest the movement of the portions 17 of the mo nting wire when the doll equipped with this form of device is laid upon its back, instead of when the head is vertical. As shown in this form of the device, the movement of the weight 19 when the dolls head is vertical is checked by contact of the weight with the interior of the dolls head, instead of by means of the stop, as in the form'of the device of Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

The form of the bracket 20', shown in Fig. 4: is, except for the angle at which the bracket 23 extends, entirely similar to that illus trated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive.

The operation of the device will be obvious from the above description, and due to its simplicity will be very cheap to manufacture and yet eiiicient for use. and little likely to get out of order. Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from its spirit.

This application is a substitute for abandoned application No. 7 21,204, filed June 20, 1924.

I claim:

A bracket for supporting moving eyes for dolls comprising a strip of resilient material having a slot for adjustably attaching the bracket to the interior of a dolls head, and an opening intermediate the length of the bracket for reception of an adjusting screw,

tongues formed integral with an end of thebracket, two of said tongues bent to provide journal bearings for the mounting of the movable eyes of a doll, and a third tongue bent to form an adjustable stop for motion of such mounting.

ARTHUR A. GERLLNG. 

